 Moderator, I desire to receive this sentence of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, pronounced against me, with real concern and awful impressions of the Divine conduct in it ; but I rejoice that to me it is given in the behalf of Christ,...  The Scots Magazine - Seite 2651752Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | James Gardiner - 1720 - 448 Seiten
...iv. IV6. * Afts v. 4,1, 'tz Cor. xii. 10. the the Philippians, that to them II // was given in the behalf of Chrift, not only to believe on him^ but alfo to fuffer for him. This then is the firft argument of the bleflednefs of the fuffering Chriftian, that his perfecution... | |
 | 1737 - 468 Seiten
...them become to you a means of eternal Happinefs and Salvation. 2<J For unto you it 5s given in the behalf of Chrift, not only to believe on him, but alfo to fuffer for his fake; 30 Having the fame conflict which ye faw • A8s xiii. in me, and now hear *3« to be in... | |
 | James Blair - 1740 - 564 Seiten
...as we may gather from St. Paul's Encomium to the Philippiam. Unto you it is given, fays he, in the Behalf of Chrift, not only to believe on him, but alfo to juffer for his fake, Phil. i. 29. 2. Suffering chearfully to Martyrdom for Chrift will be honour'd... | |
 | John Straight - 1741 - 594 Seiten
...Alacrity, which other Men avoid with all their Induftry. No wonder that they, to whom it was given, in the Behalf of Chrift, not only to believe on him, but alfo to fuffer for his Sake, were in nothing terrify d Toy their Adverfaries ; which to Them was an evident Token of Perdition,... | |
 | Thomas Sherlock - 1759 - 444 Seiten
...So, in the Epiftle to the Philippians, the Apoftle E 3 tells tells them, It is given unto them in the behalf of Chrift, not only to believe on him, but alfo to fujfer fir his Sake: Where the Apoftle's Doctrine is manifeftly this; That both to believe in Chrift,... | |
 | Samuel Ogden - 1780 - 380 Seiten
...name; Unto you it is given, as a peculiar favour and Phil. 1.25. honour, unt0 you it is given in the behalf of Chrift, not only to believe on him, but alfo to fuffer for his fake. Or hviaspleafure perhaps thofe foolifh perfons had in view, and the plan of Chriftianity... | |
 | Jean Claude - 1782 - 644 Seiten
...(5) This was alfo the apoftle's mind, when he wrote to the Philippians, unto you it is given in the behalf of Chrift, not only to believe on him, but alfo to fuffer for bis fcke. He confiders fufferings as gifts of the liberality of God, for which the faithful are obliged... | |
 | William Paley - 1796 - 448 Seiten
...propriety would not eafily be managed. No. VII. Chap. i. 29, 30; ii. 1,2. " For unto you " is given in the behalf of Chrift, not only ** to believe on him, but alfo to fuffer for ** his fake, having the fame conflict which " ye few in me, and now hear to be in me. ** If there be,... | |
 | Robert Walker, Hugh Blair - 1796 - 472 Seiten
...token of per" dition, but to you of falvation, and that " of God. For unto you it is given, in the " behalf of Chrift, not only to believe on " him, but alfo to fuffer for his fake." Beware of courting the favour of the wicked, by conforming in any degree to their corrupt... | |
 | Ralph Erskine - 1796 - 530 Seiten
...profefs with our mouths and actions : this is the profeffion of martyrs, " To whom it is given, in the behalf of Chrift, not only to believe on him, but alfo to fnffer for his fake," PhiL i. 29. And here you fee what is the obedience of faith, both acYive and... | |
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